Punucapa

Punucapa (mapudungun: originaly Cunucapi, black/fertile earth for legumes) is a small pre-hispanic village in southern Chile. Punucapa is situated in the Los Ríos Region in the Valdivian municipality. Its unrivaled location by the river Cruces and the Valdivian Coastal Range make the village an excellent starting point for those who like ecotourism. The wetlands of the river is the home to thousands of birds; the Black-necked Swan is the most emblematic.

Apart from ecotourism the village is also known for its old tradition of chicha beverage that started with the first appletrees introduced by the spanish.